Thursday, June 12, 2014

Thursday, June 12, 2014 continued...

Hello, Visitation community! Ann Mattson, Visitation Faculty Member/chaperone, here.

     I didn't want another day of this amazing adventure to go by without telling you how proud you would be of your girls. They are great ambassadors for the United States, for Visitation, as well as for you parents. They are working very hard, are making international friends, and are experiencing sights, smells, and sounds they will never forget. Their heads, hearts, journals, and cameras are already full of precious memories. 

     Besides the charitable works they have already described to you in previous blogs, here are some examples of what else they are doing:

- taking their anti-malarial pills daily with fewer reminders
- wearing sunscreen, hats, and sunglasses
- washing their own clothes (can you believe it?!?)
- doing the dishes BY HAND after every meal
- keeping their rooms relatively clean
- staying healthy by hydrating often
- learning new Bemba phrases and Zambian trivia every day thanks to Grace
- reaching out to shake hands, share their stories, and  bestow smiles on the Zambians 
- going to mass at 6:15 AM (seriously!)
- sharing openly at nightly debriefings about their feelings and impressions of the day's activities
- impressing the Dominican Sisters with their humor, respect, and gratitude for their hospitality
- leaving we chaperones in awe of how our future leaders; these strong women, are being shaped right in front of our eyes 

     Please continue to pray for us so that we may achieve all of our goals and those of the Sisters. Thank you for all of the support throughout the year that got us to this wonderful, magical place. Blessings, Ann


      

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